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When Leonardo di Caprio was just
20, he starred in a movie called The
Basketball Diaries. Based on a novel
by Jim Caroll, it was a gritty account
of the young Carroll, played by di
Caprio, and the world he grew up
in - what Roger Ebert in his review
called “the underworld of users,
pushers, hookers and pimps.” The
neighborhood was Inwood, in Upper
Manhattan.
Upper Manhattan has long had
an image problem. Drugs, murders,
social problems, run down housing
and problem blocks. But in 2010, all
that is changed. Harlem, Washington
Heights and Inwood are different
neighbourhoods than they were.
Diverse communities, restaurants
both expensive and affordable,
community groups, safe streets and
tons of amenities.
Sandy Edry of CitiHabitats calls
“North Manhattan the Brooklyn
of Manhattan, Park Slope is like
Hudson Heights, Cobble Hill is like
Hamilton Heights,” he said. “The fact
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is this is still Manhattan, and still on
the subway line for a lot of people.
For me selling the neighborhood
is not a problem, once they get
up here they fall in love with it.”
“There is a hipsterification going
on, especially in Inwood and lower
Washington Heights,” he says. “It’s
neighborhoods where students
can afford apartments instead
of cramming three people in a
(above) Upper
Manhattan with
the George
Washington
Bridge in the
distance, (below)
under the Bridge.
bedroom.” But Edry realizes that
despite this, the older view of Upper
Manhattan prevails. “Most of Upper
Manhattan is under the radar,” he
says. “Neighborhoods that have
gotten some attention are Hudson
Heights, Fort Tryon Park, Hamilton
Heights that’s west of Broadway
in the 140s and the newest is
Audubon Park which is the newest
Historic District.” (Official Landmark
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when people get up here,
they see the benefits...
Preservation Commission’s official
historic district designation in May
2009”
Stephen Kliegerman, the
executive director of Halstead
Property which has significant
holdings in Upper Manhattan,
agrees. He knows that not everyone
will be drawn to Upper Manhattan
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street in
Morningside
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in the same way they are drawn to
the Upper West Side or Brooklyn.
“Some people need convincing,” he
says. “A lot of people don’t know
what to expect, they’ve probably
heard some stories, or they
remember the Upper Manhattan
of the 1980’s or early 1990’s. But
it’s not like that anymore. It’s a
melting pot up here. There’s a lot of
flavour.” “The thing is, when people
get up here, they see the benefits,”
he continues. “Where they were
once thinking about the Upper East
Side or the Upper West Side, now
they see Harlem and Washington
Heights and Inwood.”
A recent story illustrates this for
Kliegerman. “I had a broker call
me to say that they had a buyer
who didn’t want to make an offer
because they wanted to know that
someone else had made an offer
for the place. I said to him, ‘They
just want to know that someone
else is interested in the area. Take
them for a tour of the place.’ So he
did and the next day they placed
an offer. People just need to get
comfortable with the area.”
Edry echoes this: “It’s like any
neighborhood really, you have those
concerns and you’ll see it’s pretty
safe. I tell them to walk around the
neighborhood at different times
to see if they feel safe or call the
precinct and talk to them about it.
The concerns come up but are easy
to overcome.”
Bernard Warren is a real estate
agent for Webb & Brooker, a Harlem
agency with a difference. Unlike the
more profit-driven agencies, Webb
& Brooker is interested in providing
affordable housing for Harlem locals.
“I know the area from 114th Street
to 155th, and from river to river,”
Warren says. He has seen the same
sort of changes that Kliegerman and
Edry have. “I used to think Upper
Manhattan had an image problem. I
don’t feel that way anymore. There
have been a couple of incidents,
probably right after the summer, and
they brought some of those images
back. But it’s not like that anymore.
The stigma is not there anymore, but
there’s still some trepidation.”
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it’s more than just
transport and low rents.
For Warren, the recent change in
Harlem has been in part driven by
city government’s tax incentives.
A developer would be encouraged
to revitalise a block and it would
have a knock-on effect on adjacent
blocks. As Warren points out,
“140th Street in Harlem used to
be a major drug block. But then
the city put money into the tax
credit program to revitalise it.”
That in turn led to 141st Street and
139th feeling the benefit of the
revitalisation.
Even still, prices in Upper
Manhattan are cheaper than
anywhere else in Manhattan.
According to Edry, “On 110th
Street, price per square foot
is almost double that of 150th
street.” “These are mostly pre-war
buildings with larger apartments
that haven’t been chopped up
like they have been in parts of
Manhattan.” Kliegerman points
out that the savings are not just
on the face-value rent. “Also we
have long term real estate tax
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abatements. That is, you get 15-
25% real estate tax abatements,
so if you buy north of 96th, you’re
going to fare better than people
who live below 96th.”
But the benefits of living in
Upper Manhattan are not just
financial. Quality of life is important,
too.   “There’s tremendous public
transportation. There’s a subway
stop or bus route on every avenue
and every ten blocks,” he said.
Indeed, as Manhattan narrows at the
northern tip, it becomes sandwiched
on the west and the east by Inwood
Hill Park and Highbridge Park. The
space in between, no more than five
blocks wide from 200th Street to
nearly 168th Street, manages to fit in
two of the most regular and reliable
train services in New York City; the
1 and the A. The 1 goes all the way
to South Ferry at the southern tip
of Manhattan, and from there into
Brooklyn, while the A goes all the
way out to JFK Airport.
But it’s more than just transport
and low rents. The neighborhoods
Walking in Harlem.
of Inwood, Harlem and Washington
Heights have probably the finest
parks in New York City (see our
parks feature). The very top of
Manhattan is bounded on both
sides by the verdant greenery
of Inwood Hill Park on the west
side and Highbridge Park on
the east side. Inwood Hill Park
sweeps down into Fort Tryon as it
moves down towards 190th Street
and Riverside State Park when
it reaches Washington Heights,
giving magnificent views out over
the Hudson. The effect is to make
the upper reaches feel, in parts,
like upstate New York. Where else
in New York can one stand in the
middle of a bustling city block and
see trees bounding on every side,
rather than a canyon of glass, metal
and concrete?
As Kliegerman points out, people
just aren’t expecting what they find
in Upper Manhattan, the apartments
or the life style. “The quality of the
residential developments is far
beyond their expectations. The
quality of the workmanship, the
quality of the finishes, the quality of
the design …,” he says, “and there is
access to services to the likes of dry
cleaners, food markets, drugs stores
… most people are surprised.”
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Upper Manhattan is more
parkland than urban. Most of it is
sculpted and designed; but the
largest of the parks, Inwood Hill
Park, is wild and untamed, just as
it was when the Lenape Indians
still owned the land. Indeed, take a
walk up the many hills and bluffs
in Inwood Hill Park and you’ll find
yourself cut off from Manhattan
entirely. The noise of the cars, the
smells of the city, the very sight
of concrete and iron is shielded
from you by trees, sheer rock walls
and the deadening silence of the
wilderness. But there are many other
parks that provide pleasant, bucolic
diversion in the neighborhoods that
constitute Upper Manhattan.
The first of Upper Manhattan’s
parks is Thomas Jefferson Park.
Going from 111th to 114th streets
between 1st Ave. and FDR Drive
the park is popular with children
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not only because of its basketball
and handball courts and baseball,
football and soccer fields but
also because of it’s outdoor pool
free to children and teenagers
under 18, which is a welcome
respite from New York city’s often
punishing summers. The park also
displays Melvin Edward’s sculpture
Tomorrow’s Wind and L. Brower
Hatcher’s steel and bronze sculpture,
El Arbol de Esperanza which
translates to “Tree of Hope.”
Six blocks north, running
from 120th to 124th streets on
Madison Avenue,on the east side of
Manhattan, is Marcus Garvey Park
which comes alive during summer
with it’s outdoor swimming pool and
amphitheatre which puts on plays
and concerts. During the academic
year, the recreation center offers
swimming lessons and martial arts
training for the athletic and yoga for
those looking for zen. On October
23 this year, the Marcus Garvey
Dog Run group is joining in the
clean-up effort on It’s My Park Day.
Between Marcus Garvey Park and
Morningside Park is a 2,834 sq. ft.
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A straight shot over to the west
side of the island is Morningside
Park which despite it’s dodgy
reputation post sundown is rich
with statues of Lafayette and
Washington, Carl Schulz and the
bear and the faun fountain. Sharing
turf with Morningside Heights and
Harlem, the park is on a steep incline
and home to farmer’s markets on
Saturdays. In 1968 the park became
notorious for what became known
as the Columbia University protests
when the Ivy League school tried
to build a gymnasium in the park.
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converted into a pond and waterfall.
Halstead Property is offering park
view apartments at 88 Morningside
Avenue.
A pleasant stroll further west
from Morningside takes you to
Riverside Park. The northern end
of Riverside Park stretches along
23 blocks from 135th to 158th
streets. The spectacular waterfront
park makes nearby properties
very desirable. The entire park
stretches four miles from 72nd
to 158th streets. Amtrak intercity
tunnels run under this park which
on going further south leads to
the often documented Freedom
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patron saint of Amsterdam, this Harlem residents are working called Colonial Park. Jackie Robinson
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playground running from 144th to Inwwod Hill Park.
155th streets between Bradhurst
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In 1978 it was renamed after Jackie
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the very sight of

mention it’s role in the Revolutionary
As Manhattan narrows, the parks
War when it was captured in 1776
virtually take over, with Fort Tryon,
by the British. The park remains a
Inwood Hill Park, Isham Park and
Fort Washington Park all crammed
favorite with children who love to
visit the little red lighthouse made
concrete and iron
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into that tightening real estate.
famous by Hildegarde H. Swift
 The final chase scene in Clint
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you by trees
about the lighthouse and George
set in Fort Tryon Park. Built in 1935
Washington Bridge. The Little Red
by Fredrick Law Olmsted Jr. the
Lighthouse Festival has grown over
park was named after Sir William
the years and ran out of tickets
Tryon who was the last British
this year for visitors who wanted and there are numerous findings of
governor of the city. Fort Tryon Park
to climb up the lighthouse. Under Lenape life (Native American). For
gives visitors a panoramic view
construction properties are being the most part, Inwood Hill Park is
of the Hudson River. It is said that
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The park boasts two playgrounds,
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Inwood Hill Park which was bought believed to exist because of a gift
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(above) Marcus Garvey Park,

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PS90, on 148th Street in
East Harlem used to be a
school. But it spent years
in disrepair, falling apart,
trees growing from its roof,
its once-vaunted H-shape
design growing obsolete
with time. But Halstead
Property Development
and L+ M Development
Partners Inc took over
the building and restored
it to its former glory – in
the form of a luxury
condo development.
Located at 220 West
148th Street between
Frederick Douglass and
Adam Clayton Power Jr
boulevards, the school
was originally designed
by Charles B.J. Snyder, the
superintendent and chief
architecht for new York
City public schools from
1891 to 1922.
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conversion of PS90 from a
former school to a current
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Where did the idea for a residential
development in an old school
come from?
We had been active on 148th Street for
years and have done a lot of work with
other buildings. We’d long romanticized
about refurbishing the school. We’d
done a fair amount of work on that
block and we felt that the school was
the one thing that would finish off the
block. We always thought the school
would be beautiful. It’s a cliché, but they
just don’t build ‘em like that any more.
It had fallen into disrepair. There were
trees growing out the top and there
were beautiful terracotta statues falling
off the side. And that school, we knew,
would give us opportunities that other,
newer developments couldn’t provide in
terms of high ceilings and big windows
and the like.
How do you go about converting a
school like that?
Most of the other buildings on the block
have been rehabilitated by us using
historic tax credits. In fact, we sought
historical certification for the block and
we got it. The building was owned by the
city at the time and we were familiar with
the process of buying a building from the
city because we’d gone through it before
on that block. We’d gone through the
Board of Standards and Appeals process.
There was a public approval process
which we’d been through on a fair
number of projects. Some people wanted
it to remain a school, but some people
just wanted to see a public eyesore
removed. The H-shaped schools were
visionary for their time because they let
in a lot of light, but they were obsolete
for school use for modern times.
What are the differences between
a development like this and a
standard building?
The required renovations were very
extensive. The inside had been open
to the elements the building had to be
gutted and refurbished. The terracotta
pieces had to be taken down and
repaired and it was great because we
were able to save a lot of them. We had
to work a lot with historical materials
and rely on craftsmen who work with
materials other than just bricks. When
you are rehabilitating a building you need
new plumbing, new stairs, new windows,
new floors, but they need to match
the originals and they also need to be
energy efficient. The outside is old but
the inside is new. I think what makes it
different is that this is a building with a lot
of history. We wanted to evoke a school
without being corny. That was one of our
inspirations – we wanted to take a ‘feel’
and apply it to a new paradigm.
Tell me a little bit about the
neighborhood.
The neighborhood is more convenient
to midtown than people think. It’s
very quick on the three. And there
are new grocery stores, little cafes
popping up everywhere, a lot of new
residents want services and amenities.
A wine bar will be opening up there
very soon. There’s a Starbucks,
a NY Sports Club, a Pathmark, a
beer garden, new restaurants and
the Studio Museum of Harlem is
opening up a new space near there.
There are also a lot of great art
galleries in the area. We have a great
community facility and the National
Dance Institute is setting up shop
in the building. It hosts cultural and
dance programs and we have Jacque
D’amvoise there (he is the director
of the program). The NDI is based in
Soho but he’s done a lot of work in
Harlem and he wanted to do this.
How will the downturn affect
this building?
We never had visions of sugar plums
when we went into this. We were
always realistic about the location. But
it’s 50% sold and we only received our
certificate of occupancy in August. We
find that people respond to a project
and this is unlike anything you’d find
in that neighborhood or any other for
that matter.
What is the most expensive
apartment in the building?
And the cheapest?
The most expensive apartment is an
$899,000 studio with 1,630 square foot
interior and 1,900 square foot terrace.
The most affordable apartment was
$204,000 with 815 square foot – but they
went very quickly!
What kind of people have been
moving into the building?
People who are drawn to the space.
We have a number of young couples,
singles. Not so many families, but we
have interesting and eclectic people with
different backgrounds.
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Upper Manhattan market statistics

New Development Directory provided by

The following is a list of new developments currently on the market in Upper Manhattan.
More information can be found in the New Development Directory available on StreetEasy.com.

CENTRAL HARLEM
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
Graceline Court 32 212-521-5746 www.GracelineCourt.com 106 WEST 116 STREET Condo New construction
Odell Clark Place Condominiums II 15 212-712-8955 www.odellclarkcondos.com 108 WEST 138 STREET Condo New construction
Windows on 123 26 212 531 2222 www.windowson123.com 117 WEST 123 STREET Condo New construction
The Park Lane Condominium 23 212-521-5752 www.parklanenyc.com 118 WEST 112 STREET Condo Conversion
Ellington on the Park 23 646-253-0353 www.warburgrealty.com/development/4038 130 BRADHURST AVENUE Condo New construction
10 212-727-6193 138 EDGECOMBE AVENUE Condo New construction
10 212-531-7726 147 WEST 142 STREET Condo New construction
5th On The Park 160 212-410-7600 www.1481fifth.com 1485 5 AVENUE Condo New construction
Madera 12 212-678-7228 18 WEST 129 STREET Condo New construction
Central Park Plaza 22 212-381-2627 www.centralparkplazacondo.com 1851 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Condo Conversion
Striver’s North 29 212-321-7119 www.striversnorth.com 202 WEST 140 STREET Condo Conversion
Rhapsody on Fifth 22 212-828-5556 www.2056fifth.com 2056 5 AVENUE Condo Conversion
Parc Standard 28 212-222-3277 www.parcstandard.com 2101 8th AVENUE Condo New construction
The Douglass 38 212-521-5749 www.TheDouglassCondo.com 2110 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New construction
The Livmor 73 212-891-7606 www.livmor.com 2131 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New construction
WA Condominium 2 52 212-591-1367 www.wa2conversion.com 2143 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Condo Conversionw
11 646-290-8623 www.220saintnicholas.com 220 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo New construction
PS90 74 212-368-7790 www.ps90condo.com 220 West 148th Street Condo Conversion
WA Condominium 35 212-591-1367 www.wacondominiums.com 2201 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Condo New construction
The Alameda 10 212-381-2333 221 WEST 148 STREET Condo New construction
The Marshall 10 212-491-7300 www.themarshallcondos.com 222 WEST 135 STREET Condo New construction
Striver’s Lofts 5 212-431-2425 223 WEST 135 STREET Condo Conversion
Ellison 10 212-381-2687 www.ellisoncondos.com 2255 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Condo New construction
2280 FDB 89 212-521-5742 www.2280fdb.com 2280 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New construction
Apex Condominium 44 646-374-3900 www.apexcondominiums.com 2300 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New construction
Odell Clark Place Condominiums II 17 212-712-8956 www.odellclarkcondos.com 2373 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Condo New construction
12 212-875-4075 239 WEST 135 STREET Condo New construction
Dover Condominiums 12 212-688-1134 www.dovercondo.com 252 & 256 WEST 123 STREET Condo Conversion
The Fitzgerald 47 212.865.8136 www.thefitzgeraldcondos.com 257 WEST 117 STREET Condo New construction
Dwyer Condominium 52 212-222-3938 www.dwyernyc.com 258 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo Conversion
The Lore 32 212-521-5743 www.thelorenyc.com 261 WEST 112 STREET Condo New construction
4 212-727-6193 www.265west122.com 265 WEST 122 STREET Condo New construction
271W122 4 212-727-6193 www.271west122.com 271 WEST 122 STREET Condo New construction
Beacon Towers 73 212-521-5747 www.beacontowersliving.com 29 WEST 138 STREET Co-op New construction
5 212-875-2943 30 WEST 126 STREET Condo Conversion
SoHa118 93 212-280-3500 www.soha118.com 301 West 118th Street Condo New construction
10 212-727-6193 303 WEST 149 STREET Condo Conversion
The Alycia 12 212-634-6515 www.thealycia.com 304 WEST 114 STREET Condo New construction
Brownstone Lane II 54 212-280-3500 www.brownstonelane2.com 313 WEST 119 STREET Condo New construction
4 212.280.8866 www.harlemlofts.com 345 LENOX AVENUE Rental Conversion
The Lenox 77 212-234-8888 www.thelenoxnyc.com 380 LENOX AVENUE Condo New construction
The Lenox Grand 19 646-253-0305 381 Lenox Avenue Condo New Construction
Kalahari 249 212-348-0090 www.kalahari-nyc.com 40 West 116th Street Condo New construction
Susan’s Court 126 212-662-0454 www.454manhattan.com 454 MANHATTAN AVENUE Rental New construction
Metropolis 13 212-521-5748 www.metropolis128.com 51 EAST 128 STREET Condo New construction
The Savoy West 32 212-521-5740 www.thesavoywestnyc.com 555 Lenox Avenue Condo Conversion
4 212-280-8866 x 104 764 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo Conversion
88 Morningside 73 212-381-2694 www.88morningside.com 88 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE Condop New construction


EAST HARLEM
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
59 212-452-4408 www.1200FifthAve.com 1200 5 AVENUE Condo Conversion
1280 Fifth Avenue 116 212-996-1280 www.1280fifth.com/ 1280 5 AVENUE Condo New construction

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EAST HARLEM (cont.)
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
Embelesar 118 57 212-534-1963 www.embelesar118.com 152 EAST 118 STREET Co-op New construction
Copper Hill 40 212-360-6231 www.copperhillnyc.com 1595 LEXINGTON AVENUE Rental New construction
Mirada 68 212-939-7400 www.miradanyc.com 161 EAST 110 STREET Condo New construction
Alto Condominium 22 212-444-7809 www.altocondominium.com 178 EAST 117 STREET Condo New construction
119th & Third 90 212-289-0800 www.119thandthird.com 181 East 119th STREET Rental New construction
The Emmerson 76 212-360-6231 www.theemmerson.com 1810 3 AVENUE Rental New construction
16 917-662-2666 www.206e124street.com 206 EAST 124 STREET Condo Conversion
The Bridges NYC South 14 212-381-2588 www.thebridgesnyc.com 2279 3 AVENUE Condo New construction
The Bridges NYC North 18 212-381-2628 www.thebridgesnyc.com 2283 3 AVENUE Condo New construction
Tapestry 185 212-410-6505 www.tapestry124.com 245 EAST 124 STREET Rental New construction
Tesoro 21 917-806-3622 www.tesorocondo.com 317 EAST 111 STREET Condo New construction
The Hub Gracie North 34 212-831-0101 www.thehubgracienorth.com 327 EAST 101 STREET Rental New construction
Conrad Condominium 35 212-444-7809 www.conradcondominium.com 342 EAST 110 STREET Condo New construction
The Sedona 11 212-678-7223 346 EAST 119 STREET Condo New construction
Observatory Place 38 212-433-2021 www.observatoryplacenyc.com 353 EAST 104 Street Condo New construction
The Stamford 12 212-777-2693 414 EAST 120 STREET Rental New construction
15 212-875-2943 www.corcoran.com/tok 416 EAST 117 STREET Condo New construction
Leah Condominiums 6 917-806-3622 www.east117condos.com 435 EAST 117 STREET Condo New construction
RAOs City Views 455 East 114 Street Rental Conversion

HAMILTON HEIGHTS
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
Hamilton Lofts 12 646 416 6007 www.hamiltonlofts.com 117 & 121 EDGECOMBE AVENUE Condo New construction
11 212-501-0002 298 CONVENT AVENUE Condo Conversion
16 212-939-9760 www.415west.com 415 WEST 150 STREET Condo New construction
26 212-531-7723 468 CONVENT AVENUE Co-op Conversion
Aqueduct Court 25 212-727-6145 www.aqueductcourt.com 479 WEST 152 STREET Condo Conversion
The Westbourne 52 212-690-6228 www.westbournerentals.com 601 West 137th Street Rental Conversion
The Alberta 64 212-666-0660 www.albertanyc.com 620 WEST 143 STREET Rental New construction
54 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 660 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
64 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 668 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
25 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 680 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
36 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 690 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
37 646-319-6606 700 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
50 646-319-6606 706 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
142 212-712-2722 725 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion


HUDSON HEIGHTS
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
Bennett212 40 646-319-6606 www.bennett212.com 212 BENNETT AVENUE Condo New construction
Fort Tryon Gardens 350 212-942-0009 4523 BROADWAY Co-op Conversion



MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
Avalon Morningside Park 292 866-658-2149 www.avalonmorningsidepark.com 1 Morningside Drive Rental New construction


WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction?
Units Type
The New Amsterdam 29 212-928-3805 2360 AMSTERDAM AVENUE Condo New construction
The Hudson View Condominium 11 212-378 2333 540 WEST 163 STREET Condo New construction
The Crillon Court 92 212-327-9618 www.thecrilloncourt.com 779 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
48 646-319 6606 801 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
51 646-319 6606 807 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion
56 646-319 6606 835 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion

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 market statistics

Upper Manhattan provided by

closing prices
The table below presents recorded sales data of condos, co-ops and townhouses in Manhattan and within the Upper Manhattan
market. Data is from August 2008, 2009, and 2010. Overall, the volume of transactions in Upper Manhattan this past August
has remained stable since August 2009 but has not yet returned to February 2008 levels. While median price rose in Manhattan
compared to the previous year but in Upper Manhattan, median price dropped since August 2009 and August 2008.

MANHATTAN
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 1,414 843,250 1,577,547
August 2009 1,143 787,500 1,245,659
August 2010 1,120 875,000 1,414,528
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -2.0% 11.1% 13.6%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -20.8% 3.8% -10.3%

ALL UPPER MANHATTAN
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 163 485,000 582,089
August 2009 96 416,000 514,831
August 2010 90 400,000 512,635
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -6.3% -3.8% -0.4%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -44.8% -17.5% -11.9%

CENTRAL/WEST HARLEM
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 74 487,500 625,598
August 2009 37 675,000 728,728
August 2010 37 430,950 568,220
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 0.0% -36.2% -22.0%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -50.0% -11.6% -9.2%

EAST HARLEM
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
Feburary 2008 36 532,035 588,258
Feburary 2009 6 360,000 407,425
Feburary 2010 4 483,384 574,708
Feb 2010 v. Feb 2009 -33.3% 34.3% 41.1%
Feb 2010 v. Feb 2008 -88.9% -9.1% -2.3%

HAMILTON HEIGHTS
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 5 334,620 476,974
August 2009 5 197,000 430,400
August 2010 6 437,500 469,703
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 20.0% 122.1% 9.1%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 20.0% 30.7% -1.5%
INWOOD
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 15 370,110 365,130
August 2009 5 177,500 220,300
August 2010 3 372,500 393,333
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -40.0% 109.9% 78.5%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -80.0% 0.6% 7.7%

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 12 695,550 793,200
August 2009 18 479,754 493,802
August 2010 13 405,000 612,576
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -27.8% -15.6% 24.1%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 8.3% -41.8% -22.8%

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
Closed On Closing Count Median Price Average Price
August 2008 21 498,465 477,559
August 2009 21 299,928 315,207
August 2010 26 367,000 409,518
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 23.8% 22.4% 29.9%
Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 23.8% -26.4% -14.2%

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Upper Manhattan
current market snapshot
Below is a market snapshot as of October 4, 2010 of what is currently available for sale and rent.
Price indicates median values.
sales
all upper manhattan
Type # Listings Price
Studio 59 $299,000
1 BR 415 $350,000
2 BR 470 $560,000
3 BR 195 $749,000
4+ BR 113 $1,299,000
central/west harlem
Type # Listings Price
Studio 29 $345,000
1 BR 141 $415,000
2 BR 255 $649,000
3 BR 111 $849,000
4+ BR 61 $1,399,000
EAST harlem
Type # Listings Price
Studio 10 $347,500
1 BR 66 $420,000
2 BR 40 $654,500
3 BR 8 $2,619,300
4+ BR 15 $1,695,000
hamilton heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio n/a n/a
1 BR 20 $305,000
2 BR 27 $499,000
3 BR 17 $489,000
4+ BR 16 $1,230,000
inwood
Type # Listings Price
Studio 7 $184,500
1 BR 35 $297,500
2 BR 20 $414,500
3 BR 7 $579,000
4+ BR 4 $409,000
Morningside Heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio n/a n/a
1 BR 17 $475,000
2 BR 36 $594,500
3 BR 13 $749,000
4+ BR n/a n/a
Washington Heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio 12 $254,000
1 BR 130 $319,000
2 BR 89 $440,000
3 BR 38 $679,500
4+ BR 16 $1,049,999
market statistics
provided by
rentals
all upper manhattan
Type # Listings Price
Studio 44 $1,200
1 BR 197 $1,500
2 BR 185 $1,925
3 BR 69 $2,590
4+ BR 23 $3,600
central/west harlem
Type # Listings Price
Studio 19 $1,550
1 BR 64 $1,550
2 BR 68 $1,995
3 BR 30 $2,700
4+ BR 4 $4,225
EAST harlem
Type # Listings Price
Studio n/a n/a
1 BR 33 $1,600
2 BR 32 $2,445
3 BR 10 $3,295
4+ BR 4 $4,172
hamilton heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio 2 $1,150
1 BR 9 $1,550
2 BR 16 $2,000
3 BR 12 $2,225
4+ BR 7 $4,900
inwood
Type # Listings Price
Studio 8 $1,117
1 BR 32 $1,275
2 BR 12 $1,682
3 BR 1 $2,200
4+ BR n/a n/a
Morningside Heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio n/a n/a
1 BR 4 $1,697
2 BR 8 $2,642
3 BR 1 $5,500
4+ BR n/a n/a
Washington Heights
Type # Listings Price
Studio 14 $1,200
1 BR 48 $1,350
2 BR 43 $1,650
3 BR 15 $2,175
4+ BR 8 $3,100
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 photographs, rare books,
military collections, police
and fire collections and
theater items. MCNY has
undergone expansion
and renovation and has
added many new features.
Admission is $10 for adults.

NIGHTLIFE

Uptown
Lenox Lounge
(288 Malcohm X Blvd.)
John Coltrane, Billie Holiday

Hidden
and Miles Davis have all
performed at the Lenox
Lounge which has been a
landmark in Harlem since

Gems
it opened in 1939. It took
on prominence during the
Harlem Renaissance as a
hangout for activist authors
like Langston Hughes and
James Baldwin. The art-deco
jazz club finds patrons as
much because of its rich
history as its ambience.
The Dyckman House. After falling into disrepair
it was restored in 1999 and
saw renewed interest with
Founded in 1904 by in 1765 by British Colonel
Tourists tend to cluster CULTURAL Archer Milton Huntington Roger Morris. George
the 2007 release, American
Gangster.
around the tried and the building on Audobon Washington is said to have
trusted areas when they The Cloisters Terrace between 155th and dined at the mansion again
The Apollo Theater
Located in Fort Tryon Park, 156th streets first opened to in 1790 with three future
visit New York City. The (253 West 125th Street) is
the Cloisters house about the public in 1908. Its first American Presidents: John
one of the most famous
Lower East Side, the three thousand works of important exhibition was Adams, Thomas Jefferson
music venues in the country.
museums, Broadway for medieval European art from 1909 display of Joaquin and John Quincy Adams.
Listed on the National
the ninth to the sixteenth Sorolla and now holds works The city of New York only
musicals, Times Square Register of Historic Places,
century. These include by Goya, Velazquez and El purchased the house and
it has launched the careers
for photographs … beautiful stain glass, wooden Greco. It also has copies of land in 1903 after it’s previous
of legends such as Ella
which leaves a world of sculptures and tapestries the first edition of Miguel owners, a French couple,
Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday,
including the Unicorn in Cervantes’ Don Quixote. died leaving the estate to be
James Brown, Diana Ross
hidden gems in Upper Captivity. The Cloisters Visitors should jump on the divided and sold by the U.S.
& The Supremes, Stevie
also offer garden tours and free 45 minute tours offered Supreme Court.
Manhattan that are Wonder and Marvin Gaye.
refreshments at the Trie Café, by the museum curators on
The theater continues to
rarely visited by anyone under arcades of the Medieval Saturday afternoons. Museum of the City of
host exceptional musical
French Trie Cloister. The New York (1220 Fifth
acts and just walking into the
but the truly dedicated Cloisters as we see it today Morris-Jumel Mansion Avenue) founded in 1923, is
theater is to feel its spirit and
and informed. To the was reconstructed from at (65 Jumel Terrace) an art gallery and museum
history.
least five abbeys in France. The Palladian style mansion that is devoted to the history
right are some of the in Manhattan served as and people of New York
Audubon Ballroom
best museums, art The Hispanic Society General Washington’s City. The museum contains
(3940 Broadway)
of America headquarters during the a breathtaking collection
Established by William
galleries, restaurants, (613 W 155th Street) Revolution and was first built paintings, drawings,
Fox in 1912, the Audubon
historical sights, and all Ballroom, located between
165th and 166th Streets
virtually untroubled by on Broadway, brought
the thronging masses vaudeville acts and cinema
of gawping tourists, but to Washington Heights.
It is also the spot where
no less fascinating and Malcolm X was assassinated
engaging. Perfect for an in 1965. The ballroom closed
idle Saturday in your new soon after and eventually
came to be owned by the
neighborhood. city in 1964. Columbia
University then partnered
with the city to turn it into
a biotechnology center
and began demolishing the
ballroom but after protests
restored the original façade
and opened the Malcolm
X and Dr. Betty Shabazz
Memorial and Educational
Center in 2005.

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Lenox Lounge.
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Highlights:

Sutra November 2–4 Tallis Scholars November 7

China’s Shaolin monks in an experimental Works by Allegri, Byrd, Palestrina, Pärt,
dance production Praetorius, and Tallis

Credo November 15 The Manganiyar Seduction

Featuring members of Sigur Rós with the November 17–18
Hilliard Ensemble, Latvian National Choir, Hindustani classical music meets Sufi Muslim roots
and Wordless Music Orchestra

The Forty-Part Motet (2001) October 28– November 18, 2010

For tickets and complete festival calendar:
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 destination for anyone living
RESTAURANTS in New York City.
Indian Road Café Mojo
(600 218th Street) (185 St. Nicholas Avenue)
Right in the nook of Inwood An upscale dining spot that
Hill Park is the Indian Road offers a certain charm and
Café at 218th street and Indian style that is quickly making it
Road, set up by Jason Minter, one of the hottest restaurants
on the production team of in Harlem. The menu offers
the television gangster drama unique Mediterranean and
The Sopranos, and Jason Southern inspired dishes
Berger, who wanted to give and top-shelf drink options.
Inwood a neighborhood café. It has been dubbed “New The Cloisters.
The bar was hauled in from Harlem cuisine” and owner
the Catskills, the tables and Mounir Jabrane is often can enjoy a quick delicious museum’s second floor residents but finally began
chairs in the larger section there to greet patrons with lunch. Try the fried whiting bedroom will be making a to be sold to social climbers
were pulled off the sets of a welcoming smile, adding sandwich that has earned quilt on the front porch and or ‘strivers’, which is how the
The Sopranos and has warm to the inviting atmosphere. rave reviews since the children are invited to learn strip got its current name.
mahogany paneling. The café Mojo’s décor and dim restaurant’s beginnings. to make lanterns in the way
also offers fine vegan fare lighting set the stage for the they were fashioned 200 Church of the Intercession
and has trivia nights every
Wednesday.
live jazz and soul music that
is featured by local acts on
HISTORICAL years ago. The museum
charges adults $1 for
(550 W 155th Street)
The Gothic Revival structure
scheduled nights. Dyckman Farmhouse admission and is free for on 155th street and
Sylvia’s Museum children under 10. Broadway is an Episcopal
(328 Lenox Avenue) In a A Taste of Seafood (4881 Broadway) church. The church has a
neighborhood that is full of (50 East 125th Street) One of the last remnants of Striver’s Row cloister, vicarage, vestry,
excellent restaurants serving Located right on the famous new york city’s agricultural Rows of townhouses with parish building and a crypt
home-cooked soul food, 125th Street this restaurant past, Dyckman House was stoops and signs that read and was given landmark
Sylvia’s stands out as a hot blends seafood and southern built by William Dyckman “Walk Your Houses” on 138th status by the National
destination where the food is cuisine. For over 15 years A circa 1784 and has been a and 139th streets between Landmark Status Committee
a cut above the rest. Tourists Taste of Seafood has been public museum since 1916. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in 1966. John Jacob Astor
come by the busload to get serving Harlem with fresh The two-story Dutch colonial Boulevard and Frederick and his son William Astor,
an authentic taste of Harlem fried fish and soul food. style structure is a member Douglass Boulevard, are Eliza Jumel who owned the
comfort food. The bar-b-q There’s an upstairs dining of the Historic House Trust of remnants of Harlem’s middle- Morris-Jumel Mansion and
ribs fall off the bone and the room to accommodate New York City. On October class white population in the American naturalist and
fried chicken and waffles is a any size party as well as 16, Empire Quilters Inc. which late 19th century. The houses painter John James Audubon
local favorite. It is a must eat a downstairs where you reproduced a quilt for the were initially not sold to black are buried here.

East Harlem Restaurant & Bar Association

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in our neighborhood.

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Show reflects the best Harlem Fine Arts is a
of African American cumulative hybrid which
came from a number of
art in the U.S. It was shows like this that have been
founded two years running for the last 20 years.
ago from the Black The biggest precursor of this
was the Black Fine Arts Show
Fine Arts Show which which ran in Soho, but could
ran for nearly 20 years no longer exist there because
of various logistical issues.
in Soho. Resurrected The Black Fine Arts Show was
by Dion Clarke of held in the Puck Building in
lower Manhattan, but it was
JWD Enterprises, it boxed into a small cubicle, in
now takes place over a very tight little space. We’ll
be holding our show in the
four days in Harlem. Armory in Harlem, which is a
According to Clarke, space as big as three football
“We have the premiere fields. Individuals at the show
last year said, “Whoa, this is
exhibitions and fantastic. I can take ten steps
displays of the best back and really appreciate
this art.”
art of emerging and Who has exhibited in the
established African past?
We have some taste of Afro-
American artists. Not Cuban, some Afro-Latino, but
only do we have major mainly it’s Africa-American.
This is, after all, a celebration
galleries but artists of African-American fine
who purchase their art. We have Frank Frazier,
own booths and they Shadow, Michael Escoffrey,
Andrew Nichols as well as
empower themselves a host of others. The artists
and gain the discipline travel not just from New York
but from all over America.
to sell their own work.” Is it just an art exhibition?
No, it’s more than just an
arts show. It’s got the social,
the religious and the civic
elements. People come just to
hang out and to see cutting
edge art. We also have food.
Spoon Breads, the finest
southern cuisine, will be there
and the proprietor will be
providing food and people
can have breakfast, lunch
and dinner at the Harlem
Fine Arts Show. And we have
beverages – people can come
along and drink alcoholic
beverages or they can drink
sweet iced tea. They can
congregate in the café and
talk about old times. There’ll
be sororities there, fraternities,
religious, community
organizations, and they can all
get together and have a good
time. We like to call it the U.S.
Open for art – everyone in the
world can come along and
spend a splendid time at the
show.
We do something special for
the kids, too. Diversity Prep
magazine and website are a
major sponsor of the show
and it’ll be open to all public,
private, charter and Catholic
schools on Thursday from
9am to 3pm. All you have to
do is sign up your school and
they can come for free and
that’s thanks to Diversity Prep.
How can an artist exhibit
his or her work at the
show?
Go to our website. There is an
application form you can fill
out and it will be sent to our
curator. Then we’ll set up an
appointment for you to meet
the curator and they look at
your art and then they take
the best of the best.
How can someone buy the
art they see at the show?
You can buy at the show. Last
year everyone walked away
with a smile that I hadn’t seen
for a long time. There was a
very energetic buying market,
even in these economic times.
The consumer got some great
original art work and the
artists got to sell their art.
What can we expect from
this year’s show?
There’s a great layout to this
year’s show. We’ve modelled
it on the streets of Harlem
so you’ll be able to walk
along 125th, Strivers Row or
Riverside Drive and recognize
these real streets inside the
show. It’s nostalgic New York
at it’s finest. We’ll have the
greatest African-American
artists, with a great package,
which we’re wrapping up in
as much cultural nutrition
as we can. We expect at
least 10,000 people to
attend over the four days.
We expect the gala to be
sold out, there should be at
least 3,000 to 4,000 people
there that night. Day One is
the Diversity Prep day and
between 6pm and midnight
is the evening gala. On
Saturday, it opens at 10am
and runs til 10pm. We expect
to see all the movers and
shakers coming. We’ll also
have a special auction of
works by exhibiting artists.
They way it works is, every
artists who attends will
donate one piece of art and
these pieces of art will be
displayed in a big room.
People can go in, look at the
art and buy whatever they
want. That money will go
directly to the Ralph Lauren
Cancer Society, which uses
it’s funds to invest in research
for breast and prostate
cancer. On Sunday we have
‘Get Together’ Day, where
the civic, social and religious
elements come together. We
give away prizes and salute
community leaders. There’ll
be music by Jazz Mobile, too.
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